At least two new ideas you learned about mythology:
There are Roman gods and Greek gods who have different names, but have the same task. For example Minerva is a Roman go and Athena is a Greek god and both of them are the warrior goddess.
Myths are found all over the world not just Roman and Greek gods. There are Equptian, Aztec, Chinese, Maya, Maori, and Norse myths.
At least one navigational strategy you used to locate information within a particular website:
By clicking on different links throughout each website bring me to what each god represents.
Links within the website also bring me to other reliable websites.
At least one reliable source of information about that topic (indicate how you decided the source was a reliable one):
Looking at different webistes show how a lot of the information is the same. For example there are charts of Roman gods and Greek gods who mean the same thing.
There are exercises within the reading
Facts about the cultures and myths
At least one informational feature you found useful and developmentally appropriate for fourth graders studying this topic:
There were different ways of looking at each country and there myths.
Stories help students read about a myth.
Chart explains each god/goddess
There are pictures and games such as mythology hangman
Mythology
Objectives: After reading the Magic Treehouse book, Vacation Under the Volcano, we are going to look further into mythology all over the world. We will be using the website: http://mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/2_eng_myths.htm. Fill out the worksheet and hopefully you will find out something you never learned before!
Find three interesting facts about the Egyptian Culture:
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Click on the Link button. What is the Iris Project?
Choose a region in the world and read how the myth was created. (click myth creation)
List 5 facts you learned:
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Write your own myth! Be creative and we will enter in the contest online!
Create an imaginary country - how did the world begin? It can be written in any time period - even the future!
Have fun and good luck! (please write on a different piece of paper)
Extra Credit:
Draw a picture of your imaginary country.
Rubric:
2 points each - Finding three interesting facts about Egyptian culture
4 points - What is the Irish Project?
5 points - pick a region and read about how the myth was created, 5 facts you learned
20 points - write your own myth
5 points - extra credit
At least two new ideas you learned about mythology:
At least one navigational strategy you used to locate information within a particular website:
At least one reliable source of information about that topic (indicate how you decided the source was a reliable one):
At least one informational feature you found useful and developmentally appropriate for fourth graders studying this topic:
Mythology
Objectives: After reading the Magic Treehouse book, Vacation Under the Volcano, we are going to look further into mythology all over the world. We will be using the website: http://mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/2_eng_myths.htm. Fill out the worksheet and hopefully you will find out something you never learned before!
Find three interesting facts about the Egyptian Culture:
1.
2.
3.
Click on the Link button. What is the Iris Project?
Choose a region in the world and read how the myth was created. (click myth creation)
List 5 facts you learned:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Write your own myth! Be creative and we will enter in the contest online!
Create an imaginary country - how did the world begin? It can be written in any time period - even the future!
Have fun and good luck! (please write on a different piece of paper)
Extra Credit:
Draw a picture of your imaginary country.
Rubric:
2 points each - Finding three interesting facts about Egyptian culture
4 points - What is the Irish Project?
5 points - pick a region and read about how the myth was created, 5 facts you learned
20 points - write your own myth
5 points - extra credit
Total Points: /35